I Went to DIA and All I Got Was This Lousy Continuation of a Post!

[spectralbovine]

And, lo, Sunil did not know when to shut up, so Friday through Monday were relegated to their own post. The story continues below!

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[spectralbovine]

Hey! There are a lot of us.
Do you have an accent?

Oh, Cow. *shakes head*
The things I don't know could fill a large bucket.

Oh! Shit, I left something good out. Must go put it in before anyone notices.

Aww.
I go for the easy closer.

[spectralbovine]

Felicia was here?
You know Felicia? She's doing med school or something.

I once read that the Mapparium was like a globe turned inside out, but a whole room. That's pretty accurate, actually. There's a walkway in the middle of the room. It's really beautiful.
Maybe next time, when I have more time to appreciate it.

[erinkayehashet]

It was so great to meet you! Next time you're in Boston I will spend the whole day!

[nehrlich]

The Mapparium is pretty sweet - you basically walk into the middle of a globe with the countries laid out in stained glass and illuminated from the outside of the globe. Being with nerds when I went, we also enjoyed playing with the acoustics of a spherical room (putting people at opposite ends whispering to each other and that sort of thing). Not sure if it's worth money, though.

[spectralbovine]

Well, the only way I can find out if it's worth money is to pay the money myself! Curses! It does sound cool.

[jenepel]

I wait in line in front of a British Indian woman and her colleague and/or husband, who has apparently never seen a burrito before. Do they not have burritos in England?

We do, but I think they aren't as prevalent? I mean I would make them at home - you can buy tortillas and stuff nowadays - but there aren't that many places that sell them. It's hard to get good Mexican food here in general. And we don't have burrito-only places, like say "Chipotle".

I tell her I'm really zonked, and she's all, "Did you just say zonked?" She hasn't heard that word since grade school.

I say zonked. Just FYI.

During our conversation, she refers to her "partner," which I take as an indication that she's a lesbian, because when else do you use the word "partner"?
So. The lesson here is that "partner" doesn't necessarily mean "gay." Carry on.I guess it isn't used much in the States yet, but's pretty much standard over here to say partner when talking about your significant other, whether you are gay or straight or married or dating longterm. I

[spectralbovine]

It's hard to get good Mexican food here in general. And we don't have burrito-only places, like say "Chipotle".
Huh! I never knew that. We have burrito places everywhere. It was so weird to have her, like, explain what a burrito is, like it was a foreign, exotic food.

I guess it isn't used much in the States yet, but's pretty much standard over here to say partner when talking about your significant other, whether you are gay or straight or married or dating longterm. I think it became more widepread because not as many people are married, so it's a way to say you're more serious then just boyfriend/girlfriend.
Yeah, that makes sense. I think every other time I've heard the word "partner," it's in a gay context, so this was new.

And it's probably (just like everything else!) slowly and surely making its way across the pond.
Gosh, what would we do without you guys?

[jenepel]

Gosh, what would we do without you guys?

Oh nothing, obviously!

[lynevere]

It was so weird to have her, like, explain what a burrito is, like it was a foreign, exotic food.
I missed burritos when I was in Wales. I didn't find any Mexican places in Swansea, but I suppose you get a lot fewer Mexican immigrants in the UK than in the US.